HOW TO CHEAT DEATH WITH NOTHING BUT A BANJO!

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  • Опубліковано 4 жов 2024
  • Now you know!
    This is a neat 4-part tune called Hangman's reel, loads of fun to play. I filmed this on my grandparent's back porch in Kentucky, hence the loud buzzing of bugs in the background. Hopefully they added some nice ambiance and weren't too distracting haha. Banjo is in G tuning.

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  • @tussk.
    @tussk. Рік тому +66

    I dunno. A few people have threatened to kill me if I didn't stop playing the banjo.

    • @ScottGrammer
      @ScottGrammer Рік тому +11

      Someone once said that the definition of a gentleman is a man who knows how to play the accordion - but doesn't.

    • @carlericvonkleistiii2188
      @carlericvonkleistiii2188 Рік тому +10

      I lived on a tiny sailboat in a marina once. I decided to learn to play the harmonica. After about three days a delegation of my neighbors came to me and said that if I didn't quit playing the harmonica they were going to tow me and my boat out into the harbor and set us on fire.

    • @dennisfarris4729
      @dennisfarris4729 Рік тому +3

      Keep one for playing and one for the fightin

    • @Frisbieinstein
      @Frisbieinstein Рік тому +5

      I was learning the flute in a Mexican tourist town. I wanted to learn how to play the upper octave. You have to learn to blow a certain way, by trial and error. I went out on the beach. After a while someone called me over to their hotel room. Uh oh. They said, "Oh thank you. That's so beautiful!" I thought, that never happened with the electric bass.

    • @zezoner
      @zezoner 10 місяців тому +3

      I was denied entrance to an event once as they deemed my banjo a “weapon”. The term murder banjo was born. Now it’s a lifestyle. Lol

  • @wellesradio
    @wellesradio 10 місяців тому +13

    How do you cheat death? By embracing life. That's what the banjo's for.

  • @freddysanders2826
    @freddysanders2826 Рік тому +9

    i tried thsi it ddint work im dead now typing beyond the grave

  • @angel-_-_-_
    @angel-_-_-_ Рік тому +13

    I've been scheduled to be executed by hanging later tonight so thanks this should come in handy! I'll start practicing now

  • @deansongs
    @deansongs 11 місяців тому +3

    Wait, you have just created 1001 Bluegrass nights :-)!

  • @danielvickery3311
    @danielvickery3311 6 місяців тому +13

    I love to hear you talk to us ..and your playing. Brightens the day. Thank you

  • @FredFredSanders
    @FredFredSanders Рік тому +17

    Authentic Kentucky log cabin background visuals, authentic Kentucky cicadas background sound. Nice setting for the fiery fingerwork.

  • @richardreinertson1335
    @richardreinertson1335 Рік тому +7

    I cheated death with nothing but Medicare. I would have preferred using a banjo, but that was not an option at the time.

  • @ryanw1433
    @ryanw1433 10 місяців тому +2

    Just a thought - maybe consider touring with Leanna Firestone? She's from Tennessee, sings about life experiences from the heart, and my daughter thinks she's pretty awesome.

  • @erniemiller1953
    @erniemiller1953 Рік тому +9

    It is good to see someone play authentic clawhammer. Today, so many UA-camrs are playing whatever style and labelling it clawhammer for clicks.
    Good job! As a clawhammerer since 1989, I am thoroughly impressed.

  • @yeoldfart8762
    @yeoldfart8762 11 місяців тому +3

    Well done 👍

  • @billmumbo2697
    @billmumbo2697 4 місяці тому

    I smiled all the way through young lady thanks 👍👍 gonna dig out my bitsa banjo and flail away into the sunset 👋👋👋👋👋

  • @brandonwaterworth8339
    @brandonwaterworth8339 Рік тому +3

    In the words of Briscoe Darling, “Just jump in where you can and hang on!”

  • @jr3474
    @jr3474 10 днів тому +1

    I am closer to believe that you may save the life of someone doing what you do with your banjo..

  • @jr3474
    @jr3474 9 днів тому

    Thank God for letting us know Phoebe

  • @paulyoung5327
    @paulyoung5327 10 місяців тому +9

    You make it fun and laid back, I needed that I watch others and they are so serious and make it so tense Thank you keep them coming .

  • @davefarnsworth3020
    @davefarnsworth3020 Рік тому +6

    I'd better get practicing. With my fiddle playing right now, they might just hang me twice. BTW, I like the hand hewn wall logs behind you.

  • @nicholasschran9019
    @nicholasschran9019 Рік тому +8

    Y'know. I keep finding new instruments that people can shred on. Let me add banjo to that list.
    (In other words, holy crap that ending was awesome)

  • @garygullikson6349
    @garygullikson6349 5 місяців тому +1

    There is something hypnotic about Phoebe's banjo melodies.

  • @tjdime
    @tjdime Рік тому +3

    I like that back wall..nice. ....oh...nice playing, goes well with my supper, thanks....smiles

  • @MichaelBCoats
    @MichaelBCoats Рік тому +6

    Dr. Phoebe's daily dose of banjo can rescue people from certain death. That's powerful stuff, my friend!

  • @PL-rf4hy
    @PL-rf4hy 11 місяців тому +3

    You ripped it. 🤘

  • @futuredirected
    @futuredirected Рік тому +2

    I think the bugs were in D, so it fit. 🤣

  • @TheDeckerdecker
    @TheDeckerdecker Рік тому +4

    Awesome tune !

  • @stevengeorges9046
    @stevengeorges9046 Рік тому +3

    Thanks! I'm sure that added a few months to my life. :-)

  • @mikew3194
    @mikew3194 Рік тому +2

    Free to go miss

  • @daverow49
    @daverow49 6 місяців тому +1

    Phoebe, the more I listen to your banjo playing the more I realize that you are a very talented player. Great stuff. :)

  • @zacharyparis4590
    @zacharyparis4590 Рік тому +3

    Nice performance Phoebe!

  • @gurdyman1
    @gurdyman1 11 місяців тому +4

    Nice renition of Hangman's Reel. I enjoyed listening.

  • @carlericvonkleistiii2188
    @carlericvonkleistiii2188 Рік тому +3

    Nice to have the story behind the song. Now the title makes sense.

  • @cervus-venator
    @cervus-venator Рік тому +2

    Thanks Phoebe!!!

  • @MarkWYoung-ky4uc
    @MarkWYoung-ky4uc Рік тому +3

    There's power in that old 5! I caught that drop thumb lick Phoebe!

  • @craigmitchell8892
    @craigmitchell8892 Рік тому +3

    love these tunes that have more of an irishy/ celtic sort of vibe to them

  • @muttandjeff5213
    @muttandjeff5213 Рік тому +3

    Awesome sauce Phoebe!

  • @barbarousfellow
    @barbarousfellow 11 місяців тому +2

    Sounds like an old Grimms fairy tale I heard as a boy :)

  • @isaac958
    @isaac958 Рік тому +2

    nice intro!

  • @jesser007
    @jesser007 10 місяців тому +3

    You're great!!! Such a gift! I gotta ring for ya if you ever wanna move up to my lil homestead in the Pacific Northwest! 😊🤷‍♂️

  • @samuelwilliams2245
    @samuelwilliams2245 Рік тому +2

    Nice

  • @MikeM-qy9zz
    @MikeM-qy9zz Рік тому +4

    I have some songs I wrote on banjo, only a beginner and I play it like a guitar. You are very talented

  • @Frisbieinstein
    @Frisbieinstein Рік тому +2

    Al Capone played the banjo.

  • @susansanders9159
    @susansanders9159 7 місяців тому +3

    Pappaw is clapping for this one!

  • @ScottDMoore
    @ScottDMoore 10 місяців тому +1

    Your growing girl....Make wise choices.

  • @wsvrez
    @wsvrez Рік тому +4

    Simply awesome! Great job! No wonder how that man's life was saved... haha

  • @loriejo67
    @loriejo67 Рік тому +3

    Great story and well done. . Betting I can shred this on the dulcimer, which by the way, is the official state instrument of Kentucky. 😉

  • @AJxxxxxxxx
    @AJxxxxxxxx Рік тому +2

    you already know what I’m going to request 😤
    “Battle hymn of the republic” the teen titans banjo version

  • @bessiebraveheart
    @bessiebraveheart Рік тому +3

    Hello from England. I try to play banjo, I'm not very good, but listening to your style gives me the impetus to keep trying. Love your playing, just subbed. Thank you.

  • @govanimation
    @govanimation Рік тому +3

    Very, very, very... very cool :)

  • @susansanders9159
    @susansanders9159 Рік тому +3

    Kentucky is proud to have the likes of you pickin' on the porch!

  • @gc6329
    @gc6329 Рік тому +2

    I thought this was gonna be a duel with the devil, bargaining with your soul in a battle of muses type situation… but this is cool too

  • @edprince9079
    @edprince9079 4 місяці тому

    You do brighten up a sad day.

  • @Osceolayelperman
    @Osceolayelperman Рік тому +2

    Sheeeeeeeeewwwwww WEEEeeeeeeeee !!!! Loved This Phoebe!!!!

  • @Mamlishways
    @Mamlishways Рік тому +2

    I once escaped death by hamboning.

  • @futuredirected
    @futuredirected Рік тому +6

    Well done, Phoebe!!! The people would never want to hang anyone who plays like You! I enjoyed the notable increase in tempo. Usually, we would play the A and B parts through twice, then speed up a little, and repeat until we couldn’t play faster, or the dancers couldn’t dance. We called Hanged Man’s Reel “the Joke on the Dancer.”

  • @abelincoln95
    @abelincoln95 Рік тому +17

    Ms. Pheobe, Your skill on the banjo is getting considerable. My best friend is a fantastic guitar player & I told him he is blessed, but he stopped me & said, Thank you, but I have practiced 4, 6 & 8 hour days to play like I do. Thus, I respect the amount of time you have committed to playing. Those hand hewn logs on your grand-parents home are gorgeous!!! Hope the fall is treating you well...

    • @erniemiller1953
      @erniemiller1953 Рік тому

      This is how you tell the difference between a God-given gift and a developed talent. A Gift happens perfectly without development, and is re-creatable just as effectively. Peter on the Day of Pentacost is an example. In the Gospels, every time he opened his mouth, he stuck his foot in it. But, on Pentacost, no one was more eloquent.

    • @ViolinistGL
      @ViolinistGL 10 місяців тому

      ​@@erniemiller1953Yes about Peter, but in the case of music, I believe that God has given this gift to all of us. With some it takes less time and effort to pull out than others, but even prodigies need to work at their musicianship so that they can improve.

  • @glennkemp7450
    @glennkemp7450 5 місяців тому +1

    Nice!

  • @Syllogyzym
    @Syllogyzym Рік тому +3

    Spectacular!

  • @carterwoodson8818
    @carterwoodson8818 Рік тому +3

    Awesome stuff! thank you so much!

  • @DeanPhelps
    @DeanPhelps Рік тому +4

    Love this tune, and you do a great job with it! I enjoyed listening on my back porch in Woodford County, Ky.

    • @susansanders9159
      @susansanders9159 Рік тому +1

      My home town is Versailles, and I know how to pronounce it right!😀

    • @DeanPhelps
      @DeanPhelps Рік тому

      @@susansanders9159 I bet you know how to pronounce Louisville, too!

    • @susansanders9159
      @susansanders9159 Рік тому

      @@DeanPhelps You better believe it! The RIGHT way!

  • @tvmoutray935
    @tvmoutray935 Рік тому +3

    Very fun tune. Love the setting ❤

  • @jason_learns
    @jason_learns Рік тому +6

    Holy moly, that's some fast playing! Great job on the drop-thumbing too. Also, welcome to Kentucky!

  • @lucasmoreel8126
    @lucasmoreel8126 10 місяців тому +3

    heck I need to learn this one ! Amazing job you did 😍

  • @jaredshaw8163
    @jaredshaw8163 Рік тому +8

    Wow! That was amazing!! Thank you for a great tune!
    P.S. Now I'm extra glad to have a banjo around after hearing that story!

  • @Jiuhuashan
    @Jiuhuashan Рік тому +3

    Fine playing! You're getting better and better.

  • @gheffz
    @gheffz 7 місяців тому +3

    Thanks, Phoebe. What a wholesome channel!

  • @jessdavis3944
    @jessdavis3944 Рік тому +1

    I like it..

  • @olivernash2240
    @olivernash2240 Рік тому +3

    Wow, loved it!👍

  • @whimsical.william
    @whimsical.william Рік тому +5

    This is great!!! Love the story, sounds good, good setting. Keep it up!

  • @Retro6502
    @Retro6502 Рік тому +3

    I better start practicing! 😁 Which brand of banjo do you play?

  • @stephensmith4480
    @stephensmith4480 Рік тому +5

    That was just amazing Phoebe. I know people who own Vintage Guitars and can play them and they would Applaud you and so do I. Well done young Lady 👍👍🙏

  • @deansongs
    @deansongs 11 місяців тому +1

    PS: I love your hair!

  • @josefdetzer3260
    @josefdetzer3260 8 місяців тому +2

    Wow❤😂

  • @Cocarat206
    @Cocarat206 Рік тому +2

    Whoooooo!!!

  • @brianc3481
    @brianc3481 Рік тому +1

    I forgot about what was in the oven (kidding but could happen)

  • @harvdog5669
    @harvdog5669 4 місяці тому +1

    Howdy Phoebe,,,
    Beautiful playing...
    Can you talk about each banjo before playing so we, your audience can understand what kind of strings & head and banjo brand you are going to play and what banjos have nylon or gut strings or metal and weather the strings are light or medium , those kinds of things are important to us..
    Thankyou much and please talk about the tuning of your banjos for each song. This would be of great help to your fans..
    Thankyou if you can work those kinds of things in to the videos....😊😊😊😊

  • @eleuron
    @eleuron Рік тому +1

    Even the wrong notes were right today and the tuning was tight. You might get a pardon.

  • @Lumbossity
    @Lumbossity 2 місяці тому

    Yaaaah!! Wooooo!

  • @WarrenFloyd-xr2js
    @WarrenFloyd-xr2js Місяць тому

    Big 👍😎and❤

  • @levelupbonus9824
    @levelupbonus9824 Рік тому +1

    Hi all❤

  • @rpeek
    @rpeek Рік тому

    Sweet

  • @0072kenny
    @0072kenny Місяць тому +1

    where is the hat?

  • @deansongs
    @deansongs 11 місяців тому +2

    Okay of all your videos, you might be even slightly more prettier in this one. Sorry about the grammar, haha :-).

  • @georgemitchell9696
    @georgemitchell9696 5 місяців тому

    Your face gives away your errors. It’s a pretty face and lovely red hair.
    You don’t seem happy with this tune.

  • @dondodds8698
    @dondodds8698 5 місяців тому

    I quit watching your videos when you wore a German helmet. How sad to glorify war.

  • @ricardoarroyo1828
    @ricardoarroyo1828 4 місяці тому

    Bieeeeen Phoebe 🪕🎶👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

  • @gregerfulgerman7802
    @gregerfulgerman7802 Рік тому +2

    where do you learn all this? this is great

  • @rkn3045
    @rkn3045 Рік тому

    you like banjos

  • @randolphfriend8260
    @randolphfriend8260 10 місяців тому +1

    🪕 🩷

  • @nelsongay6572
    @nelsongay6572 Рік тому +2

    nice